About “Foreword”

This song “Foreword” serves as an intro to Tyler’s newest album, “Flower Boy”. A foreword is typically used to set the stage for something before it’s presented, which this song certainly does by exploring Tyler’s motivation and, towards the end of the song, lack of it. He comes to explore suicidal-type thoughts by wondering if anyone would care if he “drowned”, which sets the stage for the rest of the record as an exploration of his inner self.

What have the artists said about the song?

“Foreword,” which opens the album, was my first experience of writing on the spot, in the studio. I gave it a go and we spent a couple of hours on it—by the end it was the one. The pressure of wanting to have my voice on the album made me write better than I ever had. I’d never written off-top in front of other people, but now I have.